Are you a young dancer dreaming of going on tour?

The cellist Gautier Capuçon is preparing to launch the second edition of a free concert tour, "Un été en France", by bringing together young artists who will play the first part.

In this context, a call for applications is always open for dancers.

INTERVIEW

Last summer, when France was just coming out of the first wave of coronavirus and the first confinement, Gautier Capuçon had offered a "cultural boost" to towns and villages in France.

The cellist had indeed organized a tour of free concerts, "A summer in France".

An "absolutely overwhelming experience", he confides today at the microphone of Patrick Cohen on Europe 1, which he intends to repeat in 2021. And for good reason, here again, the French will have been deprived of cultural shows for many years. long months.

But for this second edition, the internationally renowned musician wants to involve young people.

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Objective: "to offer all the first parts" to young singers and dancers to "help them in this way to put their foot in the stirrup, to get back on stage".

If the musicians have already been shortlisted (the last auditions will take place in early March), the call for applications is still open for dancers until February 21.

"We are waiting for your applications," says Gautier Capuçon.

"It's very easy, send us your videos, whatever you have" via the muvac platform, which centralizes offers for artists. 

A competition that is not reserved for classical dancers

You don't necessarily have to be a classical dancer.

What matters, "is the expression, the improvisation", underlines the cellist, who is therefore open to all styles.

"I believe in these collaborations, these bridges between the different artistic universes, it's very enriching."

For Gautier Capuçon, this is an opportunity to put these young dancers "in the spotlight" and "to give them back the motivation", sometimes difficult to keep during this health crisis.

The benefit is also, according to him, for the public.

Who will not only be able to drink culture after having sorely lacked it, but can also sometimes discover new horizons, quite simply.

Last summer, during his tour, "more than half of the audience attended a classical music concert for the first time," recalls Gautier Capuçon.